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Bog Gardens
njbiology

Marginals that will grow in acidic/peatfilled Bog Gardens:

njbiology
18 years ago

Some pond plants will/will not tollerate the low pH conditions of a bog garden.

If anyone has grown marginal pond plants [usually planted in 2-6" of water] in a bog garden without much or anystanding water over the crowns, please list them:

Will Hardy Arrums, Arrowhead, Rushes, and Pickerel Weed Plant do well in a peat filled bog-garden?

[I know that aquatic varieties of Iris will all do well]

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